Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Rutgers
Al-Shadee Salaam
DB • 5'10" • 188 lbs • East Orange, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Al-Shadee Salaam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
16
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Al-Shadee Salaam built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from East Orange, NJ wearing No. 21, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Al-Shadee Salaam's career was his backfield...
Read the storyAl-Shadee Salaam, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Rutgers. Al-Shadee Salaam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 30
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Al-Shadee Salaam quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DB
- Career Tackles
- 30
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Rutgers
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 9 tackles · DB 588th (top 61%) · Big Ten 368th (top 47%) · National 2,994th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 33.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rutgers | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 37.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 32.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rutgers | 6 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.1 |
Related Context
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Al-Shadee Salaam played DB for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Al-Shadee Salaam recorded 238 rushing yards, 56 receiving yards, and 30 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Rutgers paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Norfolk State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
7.9
Usage
1.5
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Norfolk State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Norfolk State: 1. Iowa: 0. Washington: 0. Purdue: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Norfolk State: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Norfolk State
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Norfolk State
Player Story
Al-Shadee Salaam story
Al-Shadee Salaam built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from East Orange, NJ wearing No. 21, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Al-Shadee Salaam's career was his backfield work: 238 rushing yards, 63 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 56 receiving yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 56 receiving yards and 30 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Al-Shadee Salaam's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Rutgers | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 2 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 7.9 | 1.5 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 14 · W 41-14 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
45 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#2
vs Minnesota
Week 11 · W 26-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Norfolk State
Week 3 · W 60-10
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Havoc Plays
41.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Kansas State
Week 1 · L 41-44 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
11.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.1 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 2 · W 45-17
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Havoc Plays
10 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Rutgers
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
37.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Rutgers
37.3
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Rutgers
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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